Thursday, January 22, 2009

TYCGF10B Presents TYCGF1MYR

In this very special edition of Things You Can Get for 10 Baht, we'd like to bring you a Thing You Can Get for 1 Malaysian Ringgit (roughly equivalent to 10 Baht): Mangosteens.

To sum up Mangosteens in a word: Mmmmmm. They are the legendary fruit of Southeast Asia, lauded in poems, songs, and biology textbooks for their healing powers and antioxidants. Ian and I looked into the magical mangosteen powers online and found that this is probably bogus, but mangosteen love lives on anyway. We read one old medical account that said, "When a patient refuses a mangosteen, you know his case is beyond hope." I couldn't agree more. Tangy and sweet. Soft and juicy. Antioxidant power (maybe)! W'hat's not to like?

The edible part of the mangosteen is the white segments (like a citrus) surrounded by a thick, bitter purple peel. The fruit is hard to open and sometimes releases a sticky green goo. It's worth the mess for the fruit, though. I could see mangosteen juice catching on at home like POM did.

Mangosteen and aforementioned green goo.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Tiara - I notice that your hand/palm displays 3 lines of Rascette which indicates a long life. Even with the green goo.

Rich